How long are dead lobsters good for consumption?

[Clair de Lune]

Bought them live and kicking at noon. Kept them refrigerated at work.

5pm at home, they're very much still alive. So I just left them in a big bowl in sink at room temperature.

7pm (just now), they're dead. We'll be eating this at around 8pm (when gf comes home).

So I'm probably being super paranoid. The carcass would be barely 2-3 hours old. Although I still feel weird dunking dead lobsters into a boiling pot. They should be all moving crazy and screaming...

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: Clair de Lune
Although I still feel weird dunking dead lobsters into a boiling pot. They should be all moving crazy and screaming...

I never want to be invited to your dinner parties.

 

[Ns1]

not optimal but still tasty.

 

[OCGuy]

You didnt make them race around the kitchen first? Booooo!

We make the loser watch his friend go in the pot first.

 

[Clair de Lune]

Originally posted by: Ocguy31
You didnt make them race around the kitchen first? Booooo!

We make the loser watch his friend go in the pot first.

HAHAHAHAA I was actually thinking of playing with them in the bath tub. Then I realized my roommate was home and would think I'm crazy.

 

[Lola]

next time, keep them in the fridge until you are ready to put them in the pot. Ideally, they should still be "wiggly" when you steam them. (FU PETA )
I love fresh lobster.:heart:

Edit: I is stoopid

 

[AAjax]

Dose Larry the lobster live? ...... Nope

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

kind of odd they died. they don't need water to live for short periods

 

[theflyingpig]

They're just playing dead, hoping you'll throw them out. Once you put them in the boiling water you'll see...

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Lola
next time, keep them in the fridge until you are ready to put them in the pot. Ideally, they should still be "wiggly" when you steam them. (FU PITA )
I love fresh lobster.:heart:

This.

Never leave lobsters sitting around in a warm room. They need to be kept cold.

 

[Clair de Lune]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
kind of odd they died. they don't need water to live for short periods

I half submerged them in a bowl with tap water. I think I drowned them in fresh water.

 

[Clair de Lune]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Lola
next time, keep them in the fridge until you are ready to put them in the pot. Ideally, they should still be "wiggly" when you steam them. (FU PITA )
I love fresh lobster.:heart:

This.

Never leave lobsters sitting around in a warm room. They need to be kept cold.

Really? I didn't think room temperature would be DEADLY to lobsters.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Clair de Lune

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Lola
next time, keep them in the fridge until you are ready to put them in the pot. Ideally, they should still be "wiggly" when you steam them. (FU PITA )
I love fresh lobster.:heart:

This.

Never leave lobsters sitting around in a warm room. They need to be kept cold.

Really? I didn't think room temperature would be DEADLY to lobsters.

Well, you never want to leave seafood, dead or alive, sitting around at room temperature. Same with poultry. Take it out of the fridge when you are ready to cook it.

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Clair de Lune

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Lola
next time, keep them in the fridge until you are ready to put them in the pot. Ideally, they should still be "wiggly" when you steam them. (FU PITA )
I love fresh lobster.:heart:

This.

Never leave lobsters sitting around in a warm room. They need to be kept cold.

Really? I didn't think room temperature would be DEADLY to lobsters.

Well, you never want to leave seafood, dead or alive, sitting around at room temperature. Same with poultry. Take it out of the fridge when you are ready to cook it.

Yep, I hate to say this, but that is the point of buying lobsters... killing them to eat them. Keeping them at room temp is deadly to humans.

 

[Clair de Lune]

GF is still at work... I'm starting to get verrrry fucking pissed. All four lobsters are degrading in quality very fast for every minute she's late. AGH!

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: Clair de Lune
GF is still at work... I'm starting to get verrrry fucking pissed. All four lobsters are degrading in quality very fast for every minute she's late. AGH!

you put them back in the fridge, right?
PS.. FOUR? How big/small are these?

 

[Clair de Lune]

Originally posted by: Lola

Originally posted by: Clair de Lune
GF is still at work... I'm starting to get verrrry fucking pissed. All four lobsters are degrading in quality very fast for every minute she's late. AGH!

you put them back in the fridge, right?
PS.. FOUR? How big/small are these?

Yea I put them back as quickly as possible. 4 one-pounders.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Clair de Lune

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
kind of odd they died. they don't need water to live for short periods

I half submerged them in a bowl with tap water. I think I drowned them in fresh water.

This is why they're dead.

 

[MrBond]

You might be in trouble - when a lobster dies it's digestive system releases enzymes that turn the meat to mush. You can cook them, but when you crack 'em open it's likely there won't be anything there to eat.

Being at room temperature for two hours, I'm not sure I'd even attempt to eat it. I'd be worried about getting really sick. I've always heard food poisoning from shellfish is a horrible, horrible thing to endure.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

http://www.chilipaper.com/FWha...g/lobster_handling.htm

"Do not store the lobster in water. "

"for the lobster to be able to extract as much oxygen as is required to remain strong and healthy, they must be kept cool and their air moist at all times."

"Keep as cold as possible without freezing - lobsters weaken rapidly and die when exposed to warm or freezing temperatures. Exposure to warm air, for example,"

"If the tail of a cooked lobster is limp and has an ammonia odor, the lobster was dead for too long prior to cooking and the quality of the meat has deteriorated. Fresh cooked lobsters can be stored in the cooler to be served chilled or re-heated, or may be frozen for longer storage. "

 

[Baked]

4 lobster tails for 2 people? What are you planning to do tonight? Drill her ITB? So not only did you buy way too many lobster for 2 people, but you also made them inedible. Good luck not getting food poison w/ the dead lobsters.

You should've cooked them when you got home while they were still alive, then put them on ice or in the fridge, and heat them up when you're ready to eat them.

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: Baked
4 lobster tails for 2 people? What are you planning to do tonight? Drill her ITB? So not only did you buy way too many lobster for 2 people, but you also made them inedible. Good luck not getting food poison w/ the dead lobsters.

You should've cooked them when you got home while they were still alive, then put them on ice or in the fridge, and heat them up when you're ready to eat them.

I want to add something to this in regard to ALL shellfish... IF you do reheat them, do NOT keep them in their shell/shell on. Take the meat out of the shell. Tons of bacteria grows in the shell that can also cause illness.

 

[spidey07]

Obligatory...

DO NOT WANT!!!

 

[Capt Caveman]

Seriously, why would you put them in fresh water and just let them sit there for two hours?

I don't even eat lobsters but would have known to put them in the refrigerator and cover them with a wet newspaper or towel.

 

[Clair de Lune]

Originally posted by: Baked
4 lobster tails for 2 people? What are you planning to do tonight? Drill her ITB? So not only did you buy way too many lobster for 2 people, but you also made them inedible. Good luck not getting food poison w/ the dead lobsters.

You should've cooked them when you got home while they were still alive, then put them on ice or in the fridge, and heat them up when you're ready to eat them.

tails? 4 complete lobsters. the supermarket was having a big sale at $3.99/lb. Walked out with 4 at $17.xx.

Too bad I'm scared to eat them now.